- Claude A. Simard
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Pavots en Toscane (2007)
Claude A. Simard (2007)
Belle de Provence (2007)
Anticipated Spring (2006)
Icy Day (2007)Claude Alphonse Simard is a Canadian painter born on July 9 1943 in Quebec city.
Simard's works depicts garden scenes, landscapes, still lives and the human figure in a bright and boldly colored manner.
- Graduated Ontario College of Art (Design) 1966
- Apprenticeship British Motor Corporation, England, 1965
- Elected Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1981
- Founding member of Quebec Graphic Designers Society and author of Society’s Code of Ethics
- Head of Design (Image and Store Design) La Maison Simons stores 1966-1973
- President Communikart Design Group 1973-1984
- Professor Laval University, 1984-2001
- Paintings on permanent exhibition in galleries across Canada.
- Over 50 silk screen prints edited since 1975
- Card editions by Unicef, Hallmark, L’Imagerie, et Cartes Pôle Nord.
- Seven postage stamps for Canada Post.
- Major mural commissions for Parks Canada, Esso, City of Sainte-Foy
- Artist Garden (Jardin Bon Accueil) subject of several major articles and TV shows
25 solos since 1974, of which:
- Paris Show at L’Orangerie de Bagatelle 1991
- Montreal, Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Calgary, Masters Gallery, 2000, 2004
- Toronto, Roberts Gallery, 1998
Publications
- « Claude A. Simard » written by André Juneau, Presses de L’U.L., 1991, 103p.
- « Jardins Passions » written by Claude A. Simard, 1999, 111p.
External links
Categories:- Canadian painters
- Artists from Quebec
- 1943 births
- Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
- Living people
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